Water-gate



(N o Model.)

- J. S. POWERS.

I WATER GATE. No. 244,664. Patented July 19,1881

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JoHN s. POWERS, OF NEW BURLINGTON, INDIANA.

WATER-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 244,664, dated July 19, 1881.

Application filed April 26,1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN SANTON POWERS,

of New Burlington, in the county of Delaware and State of Indiana,.have'invented new Improvements in Water-Gates, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improvement. Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofvthe same.

The object of this invention is to promote the efficiency of water-gates, increase their durability, and lessen their liability to get out of order; 7

The invention consists in constructing a water-gate of a baseframe secured to the bottom of the stream, an inclined frame hinged .at its upstream end to the base-frame, and supported at its downstream end by hingcdstandards having a cross-bar attached to their upperends, and wheels pivoted to their lower ends, and the stops attached to the base-frame for the wheels of the supporting-standards to rest against, whereby the passage of animals will be prevented and the gate will be lowered to the bottom of the stream by a rise of water or an accumulation of rubbish, as will be hereinafter fully described.

A are the bed pieces or sills, which are placed I longitudinally with the stream, and are secured in place by stakes, stones, or other suitable means. The sills A are connected at their ends by cross-pieces B, to keep the said sills in properv relative positions. The baseframe A B can be made of any desired size; or, in the case of wide streams, it can be made in sections or parts.

At or near the inner edge of the upstream cross-piece B is placed a bar, (I, the ends of which, or tenons formed upon the said ends,

work in bearings attached to the sills A.

To the bar Gare attached the ends of parallel bars D, which, at a little distance lrom their other ends, are attached to a cross-bar, E, forming a hinged frame, 0 D E. The ends of the cross-bar E, or tenons formed upon the said ends, work in bearings attached to two upright bars or standards, F.

To the lower sides of the lower ends of the standards F are pivoted small wheels G, which rest and roll upon the upper sides of the sills A.

To the sills A are attached stops H, for'the wheels G to rest against, to prevent the lower ends of the standards F from passing down prevent animals from passing in either direction, and rubbish floating downstream can slide up the inclined bars D and pass off their upper or downstream ends Should there be a rise of water, or should rubbish accumulate upon the bars D, the pressure against the upper ends'ofthe standards F, or against the cross bar I, will press the upper end of the said standards downstream, ea using the wheels G to roll up the sills A, and allowing the bars D and standards I to drop to lhebottom of the stream, so that the water and rubbish can pass on. unobstructed. In some cases the standards F need not project above the bars D. The crossbar I, the Wheels G, and the stops H can be omitted, and the lower ends of the standards F permanently attached to the sills A, forming a stationary gate; but for ordinary purposes the construction first described is preferable.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-'- V 1. Awater-gate constructed substantially as herein shown and described,consisting of the base-frame A B, the hinged frame 0 D E, the hinged supporting-frame F I, having wheels G, and the stops H, as set forth.

2. In a water-gate, the combination, with the base-frame A B and the hinged frame 0 D E, of the hinged supporting-standards F, having a cross-bar, I, attached to their projecting upper ends, and wheels Gr, pivoted to their lower ends, and the stops H, substantiall y as herein shown and described, whereby JOH SANTON rownas.

Witnesses J OSEPH F. DUOKERALL, J oHN W. RYAN. 

